English > lambaste: 2 senses > verb 2, communicationMeaning | censure severely or angrily. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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Model | Sam cannot lambaste Sue |
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Synonyms | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambast |
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Narrower | chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct | censure severely |
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tell off, brush down | reprimand |
Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
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Spanish | amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, retar, tener unas palabras, vociferar |
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Catalan | amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre |
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